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Flood hits Bandung, Indonesia
A horse-drawn carriage wades through floodwater at Bandung, Indonesia, Jan. 26, 2020. Houses were inundated and hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes as a flood hit Bandung…
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UN urges rapid measures as desert locusts invade Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Sunday urged rapid control measures as Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are invaded by enormous swarms of desert locusts…
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US-China cooperation vital to solving global problems, says expert
US-China ties are essential to the international political structure, and the countries' bilateral cooperation could help solve global problems, a US expert on China issues has said. The United States…
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China confident in ability to handle novel coronavirus outbreak: FM
The Chinese government is taking resolute and effective measures to effectively prevent and control the novel coronavirus epidemic though scientific approaches and maintaining close cooperation with the World Health Organization…
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Iran able to enrich uranium “at any level”: official
Iran is capable to enrich uranium at "whatever level of purity," Ali Asghar Zarean, a special assistant to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), was quoted…
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Chile issues red alert over forest fire
Local authorities of Chile's southern region of Biobio issued a red alert on Saturday, after a forest fire burned 2.1 square km of vegetation. The fire zone also includes 0.05…
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Boeing completes maiden flight of new 777X passenger jet
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Saturday that it has completed the first test flight of its new version of 777X twin-engine wide-body passenger jet. The aircraft, which took off from…
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Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
The Chinese medical unit of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year in the camp on Friday. Being far away from home during…
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Over 17,000 Afghan refugees return home so far in January: UN migration agency
More than 17,000 Afghan refugees have returned home or been deported since beginning January, the UN's migration agency International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Friday. Some 15,550 Afghans returned from…
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China firmly opposes US defaming China-LatAm cooperation: spokesperson
China firmly opposes the United States making irresponsible remarks on China-Latin America mutually beneficial cooperation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Geng Shuang made the remarks at a press…